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KFC: No proof worker asked scarred child to leave

By The Associated Press

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06/25/2014 12:01:00 AM MDT

JACKSON, Miss. — Chicken chain KFC said two different investigations have not found any evidence that an employee asked a 3-year-old girl and family members to leave because injuries she suffered in a pit bull mauling disturbed customers.

KFC spokesman Rick Maynard on Tuesday said the company considered the matter closed after an internal investigation by the franchise restaurant in Jackson and an independent probe. Maynard said the company would honor its commitment to donate $30,000 to help with medical bills for Victoria Wilcher.

"Like the rest of America, the KFC family has been moved by the story of Victoria's injuries and recovery," Maynard said.

Allegations that Victoria was asked to leave the restaurant were made this month on the Facebook site Victoria's Victories, which has followed her recovery from the April attack.

Jackson attorney Bill Kellum, in a statement Tuesday afternoon on behalf of the child's family, said Victoria's grandmother Kelly Mullins stands by her claim of what happened. The Associated Press

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